It is possible to call ability to masking the most ancient art which is possessed not only by people, but also very many animals. By means of the patronizing (camouflage) coloring they show unsurpassed skills of masking.
Instruction
1. Listokhvosty of a gekkoneta surprising creations inhabit the woods of Madagascar and islands adjoining to it. Patronizing coloring of geckoes is both brown, and green. It allows them to disappear perfectly from enemies in leaves of trees. Listokhvosty geckoes and on wood bark are invisible. Small insects who do not even guess that landed not on a branch with leaves, and on a live reptile enter a food allowance of these creations. At some individuals of listokhvosty geckoes sometimes eyes happen of red shades. For it they are called geckoes of the Satan.
2. Dwarfish sea konekmnogy sea inhabitants should survive in extreme conditions. One of such animals are dwarfish sea horses. The fact is that they should survive in severe sea places – in coral reeves. Here they are also saved by patronizing coloring. In length these creations no more than 2.5 cm, they from legs to the head are covered with the hillocks amazingly similar to corals. This fad so skillfully merges with reeves that it was found by the person only after itself seemed among the corals caught in the Pacific Ocean.
3. Giant belonognesmotrya on the frightening name it is any neither an octopus, nor a lizard, nor even an animal. This is only the small owl known for the gaping beak and huge yellow eyes. Patronizing art of this bird consists in her ability to merge with a tree. If belonog suddenly feels danger, then instantly closes the eyes, inclines the head back, merging with tree bark. Giant belonog, as well as all owls, lead a nocturnalism, eating insects which they catch the beak.
4. PalochnikEti insects are real masters of masking! The fact is that the walking stick is helped not only by his camouflage coloring, but also the respective structure of a body. Externally this creation is similar to a stick (branch). It does it almost invisible. As a rule, walking sticks are painted in green or brown colors, fading in case of danger. These insects can sometimes imitate the branch shaking on wind: they begin to be shaken.
5. HameleonEto, perhaps, master of masking, most famous in the animal kingdom. The fact is that the integument of this reptile is penetrated by chromatophores (special branched cages). They contain grains of various pigments. When shoots of chromatophores are reduced, grains begin to be redistributed so that color of a body of a chameleon skillfully changes. Chameleons so well got the hang to manipulate the ability that try to obtain full dissolution in the environment.